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It takes the fat man longer to get
cold clear through, but the thin man
thaws out quicker.
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Will the sugar profiteers keep
sweet after the government has be
gun to prod them.
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Halley's comet is due again in
1985. unless it collides with the cost
of living on the way.
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Personally, we too, would rather
be right than fuel administrator, and
there have been times when we
wouldn't care to be fuel administrat
or anyhow.
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If you look closely you will find
that many of the hats the favorite
sons are throwing into the presi
dential rings have reliable rubber
strings tied to them.
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Rhode Island is going to test the
prohibition amendment in a su
preme court suit, to see if it can be
enforced in a state that did not rat
ify it. Well, that's one way to find
out.
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The poor working girl's hope this
year is that Santa Claus will be as
generous in filling silk stockings as
he is when he comes to the cotton
and wool stockings in the capitalist's
home.
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"After January 1 there will be
twice as much sugar and it will cost
three times as much," says the New
lork Kvening I'ost, winch, like a
good newspaper, puts all the news
in the first clause.
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Message from natan: "Suffering
intense down here on account of fuel
shortage. Ship us two car loads of
strikers and one of operators. Coin
man people not wanted, they are too
green to burn.
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It is said the style of women's
dress in Japan hasn't changed in
2,500 years. Well, what of it?
American women intend to find sat
isfactory styles and keep it that long,
too. They just haven't found one
that just suits them yet.
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The "flying parson" says some of
the New York society women dress
in shocking garb. The dresses are
cut to low in the back, he-avers, that
one can count their vertebrae. The
revelation makes it plain to Miss
Anna Carlson that the New York
women not only need more clothes,
but also more food.
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PERSHING
General Pershing is soon to visit
Iowa's big military camp, and the
occasion calls for at least a brief re
view of the accomplishments of this
most conspicuous American military
figure since the civil war.
Not much time has passed since
Pershing's work in France was done,
but even that small amount of time
has helped considerably in making
possible a fair appraisal of his per
formance. It appears still to be true
that the general lacks the sort of
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Investment Securities
First National Bank Bid',
Omaha, Neb.
personal popularity that could be
translated immediately into political.
success. He is still consciously or sub
consciously held responsible by many
of his veterans for each individual
hardship they suffered "over there
Whether this spirit will pass away
it remains for time to tell. It is not
relevant anyway, to the forecasting
of his fame.
Taking Pershing's record in the
great war alone, it is approfiate first
to note that he actually commanded
the greatest American army in num
bers and equipment that ever exist
ed; that this army was more power
ful than any other army that ever
existed in history prior to the great
war; that in the great war it was ex
ceeded only by the very largest of
the European powers fighting on
their own continent, and that it was
rapidly growing equal to the largest
of them when the war ended; and
finally, that Pershing's actual au
thority over this army was probably
more complete than that of any oth
er commander of any of the Europe
an armies, for the reason that Per
shing's army was 3,000 miles from
home and the commander in chief's
judgment had to be relied upon.
All this represents Pershing's op
portunity. As to what he did with it,
the following may be said:
First, he did the extremely diffi
cult work of organizing in France ex
tremely well. &?cond. he adhered
to sound views of American military
policy in the war, refusing to allow
even tne most distressing circiiin-
stances to destroy his plan for form-
ing a distinct American army built
with offensive operations in view.
Third, he maintained a supreme con-
fidence so great as to cause the oth-
er commanders to lift their brows;
and he correctly insisted that the
quality of the American army was a
vital element in fixing the allied
strategy, since obviously a great
American army of young men capa
ble of attacking with "elan" was a
very different thing from an equally
large army of other troops that had
been exhausted by years of war.
Fourth, he showed good qualities as
a strategist in the field so far as his
opportunities (allowed. This last
point is one that up to the present
virtually every commentator has ig
nored. The recent special report of Per
shing to the secretary of war throws
light on various things. For one
thing, it reveals that Pershing made
at least one strategic decision of the
first consequence. He was allowed
to cross between the --Chamnaene
region and the region Argonne
Meuse for his great offensive in Oc
tober and November. He selected
the much more difficult field of Ar-
gonne-Meuse, for the reason that it
offered the chance to achieve results,
end the war, and for the further rea
son that he felt the fresh American
army was competent to the task,
though other high commanders held
that no army could win through.
Nobody can with assurance estimate
the effect of that decision. It Is at
least possible that but for it the Ger
man armies might have averted a
military decision in 1918.
As Pcrshings visits Iowa it will he
well to try at least to look upon his
work from the viewpoint of 1040.
It will be reckoned immensely more
Important then. Des Moines Regis
ter. -:o:
Wall Taper, Paints. Glass, Flctur
Framing. Frank Gobelman.
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W. A. ROBERTSON.
Is&wycr.
East of Riley Hota!.
Coates Clock,
Second Floor.
A committee of the state teachers'
association furnishes the constitu
tional convention a starting point
for a system of school administra
tion. Perhaps the biggest piece of
work before the convention will be
that of improving the machinery by
which public education is managed.
It is a delicate task as well as a
big one. We don't talk much about.
schools in Nebraska, not as much as
we ought. But when we try to do
something about them, we find that
we have touched the people in a ten
der spot. The public school system
of Nebraska conies near to being our
real underpinning. It is closer to the
hearts and pockets of the peolpe than
any other public institution. Changes
require the care always needed when
we go to the roots of things.
A great change is already in pro
cess. The graded consolidated school,
ultimately to become universal under
the new districting system, is going
to take the place of the isolated
'little red school house." But the
system of school administration re
mains at the top as in the primitive
days which are passing away.
Changes are undoubtedly called for
at these points.
The political election of a state
superintendent of schools must he
generally recognized now as an an
achronism. Likewise the election of
county superintendents. The teach
ers proposals set up state and coun
ty boards of education to be responsi
ble for school suervision, they to
choose the supervising experts. This
Is the tried and successful method in
cities. There Is no doubt that some-;
thing of the kind is the need of the
counties and the state. This does not
affect the local administration of
schools by locally elected boards.
That system works well and will con
tinue. There is one question of the
soundness of the teachers' proposals
when they reach the state university
There is serious objection to' includ
ns the university: The old system
0f university supervision hai worked
Well. It requires a heavy burden of
proof to justify changing any sys-
tem which has worked so well. As
to the rest, not only'the Nebraska
teachers, but the national organiza
tions of teachers in general agree.
State and countyboards of education
should take the place of the elected
state and county superintendents.
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MILLING SENATORS
The senators who are milling
around endeavoring to bring- peace
to the country without accepting the
only peace treaty in sight are pre
senting a dispiriting spectacle. Sen
ator Knox proposes a resolution to
the efffect that "the senate of the
United States unreservedly advices
and consents to the ratification of
the treaty of Versailles insofar only
as it provides for the creation of a
status of peace between the United
States and Germany." Only a super
ficial examination of the treaty of
Versailles will show that this is a
piece of absurdity which will have
no more practical effect upon inter
national relations that a mere state
ment of the intention to end the
war. The treaty of Versailles is a
complicated affair involving prac
tically the entire world. It can be
administered ' satisfactorily only
through a league of nations and we
can enter the league of nations only
by ratification of the treaty and tak
ing xip all of our responsibilites in
connection with the covenant. The
course of Senators Lodge and Knox
in dealing with this grave problem
is one of the most discouraging fea
tures of America's present day his
tory. State Journal.
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SHOULD BE QUARANTINED.
Many physicianes believe that any
one who has a bad cold should be
completely isolated to prevent other
members if the 1 family "and associ
ates from contracting the dvsease, as
colds are about as catching as meas
les. One thing sure the sooner one
rids himself of a cold the less the
danger, and you will look a good
while before you find a better medi
cine than Chamberlain's Cough IIpui
edy to aid yoU in curing a cold.
From Friday's Dally.
A very pleasant birthday surprise
party occurred at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Cyril Janda on West Elm
street Tuesday evening on the oc
casion of the 21st birthday anni
versary of Mr. Janda. The members
of the immediate family had arrang
ed the affair and the guest of honor
was unaware of the impending event
until the members of the party
reached the home and showered him
with congratulation and well
wishes. The home had been very
prettily arranged "or the holidays
with the Christmas decorations and
made a charming scene for the hap
py occasion. During the evening
gsnies were played and a very de
licious luncheon served, the chief
feature of which was a large and
handsome birthday cake. Only the
immediate relatives were in attend
ance.
YOUNG PEOPLE WED
From Friday's Pally.
Wednesday afternoon about dusk
as County Judge Allen J. Ueeson was
preparing to leave his farm home
west of the city where he was sched
uled to enact the role of Santa Claus.
he was surprised at the sudden visi
tation of a young couple seeking
the means of becoming joined in ma
triniony and the kindly judge was
able to act as Santa Claus for them,
presenting them with a handsomely
engraved marriage license. The
judge was informed that they de
sired to have him pronounce the mag
ic words that would make them one
and accordingly a hurry up call for
witnesses brought Deputy County
Clerk Will Adams and Custodian
Hans Sievers to the scene and Judge
Beeson joined in wedlock Alva E.
Burns of Clinton, 111., and Miss Hazel
Mae Allen of Eagle.
SPLENDID COUGH MEDICINE.
"As I feel that every family should
know what a splendid medicine
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is, I
am only too pleased to relate my ex
perience and only wish that I had
known of its merits years ago,"
writes Mrs. Clay Fry, Ferguson Sta
tion, Mo. "I give it to my children
when they show the slightest symp
toms of being croupy, and when I
have a cough or cold on the lungs a
very few doses will relieve me, and by
taking it for a few days get rid of
the cold."
FOR SALE.
Light Brahma roosters for sale at
$2.50 each while they last. Mrs.
George Reynolds, Plattsmouth, Neb.
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1. 1 :. i. noimi:
In 1 1 if Iiistrkt Court of Cas i-iuin-tv.
Neln-Hska.
Kmil A. Wuil. Plaintiff, vs. K.
Nllikol!:i tt al, 1 lefelidants.
To the 1 lefendants, S. l- Ninkolly.
ami Mrs. S. K. Nuckolls, his wife, first
and real name unknown; the unknown
heirs, devisees, legatees, personal rep
resentatives, and all other persons in
terested in the estate of S. K. Nuckolls,
deceased; the unknown heirs, devisees,
legatees, personal representatives, and
ail other persons interested in the es
tate of Mrs. S. K. Nuckolls, deceased;
W. I': Wai l.ritton and Sirs. YV. I?. War
hritton. his wife, tlrst and real name
unknown: the unknown heirs, devisees,
legatees, personal representatives, and
all other persons interested in the es
tate of Yv. I:. arhritton. deceased;
the unknown hei-s. devisees, legatees,
personal representatives ami all other
persons Interested in the estate of
Mrs. W. It. Warbritton, deceased; Wil
liam WarhriUmi and Mrs. William
Warhritton. his wife, tirst and .real
name unknown, the unknown heirs,
devisees, legatees,- personal represen
tatives and all other persons in
terested in the estate of William War-
l.ritton, deceased; the unknown heirs,
devisees, legatees, personal represen
tatives and all other persons interest
ed in the estate of Mrs. Williatn War
britton. deceased; William It. Wirhrit
ton and Kl i;:a bet li Warbritton. his
wife: the unknown heirs, devisees,
legatees, personal representatives and
all other persons interested in the s
tate of William It. Warbritton. deceas
ed: the unknown heirs, devisees. Ick
tees, personal representatives and all
other persons interested in the estate
of Klizabeth Warbritton. deceased: Wm.
Warbritton and Mrs. Wm. Warbritton.
his wife, tirst and real name unknown;
the unknown heirs, devisees, leuatees,
personal representatives and all other
persons interested in the estate of Wm.
Warbritton. deceased; the unknown
heirs, devisees, legatees, personal rep
resentatives and all other persons in
teiesled In the estate of Mrs. Wm.
Warbritton. deceased: AtiKeline Tliw
bie; the unknown heirs, devisees, lega
tees, personal representatives and all
other persons interested in the estate
of AiiKoline ilisbie. deceased; A. Ham
burger 'o.. a co-partnership com
posed of Abraham Hamburger, lMria
Hamburger and Henrietta Slegel; the
unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, per
sonal representatives and all other per
sons Interested in the estate of Abra
ham Hamburger, deceased: the un
known heirs, devisees, legatees, per
sonal representatives and all other
persons Interested in the estate of
lina Hamburger, deceased:- the un
known heirs, devisees, legatees, per
sonal representatives and all other
persons interested in the estate of Hen
rietta Siegol, deceased: Tootle-Kair-leigh
& 'o., a co-partiiiHship consist'
ing of Milton Tootle, Sr.. William i.
Fairleigh. Jack Mumnom. Isaac Italllng
er and A. Craig; Milton Tootle, Sr..
and Mrs. Milton. Tootle, Sr.. his wife,
tirst anil real name unknown: tlu un
known heirs, devisees, legatees, per
sonal lepresentwtlves and all other
persons interested In the estuto of Mil
ton Tootle. Sr., decease.!; the unknown
heirs devisees, legatees, personal rep
resentatives and all other persons i,,r
tercBted in: the estate of Mrs. Milton
Toot lev .Sr.. del-eased: Williaiico Fair
leigh. and .' Mrs. William U. ' Fairleigh.
his .wife, tirst and real name unknown;
the unknown lilrs. devisees, legatees,
personal representatives and all othei
persons Interested In Ihe estate or
William V Fairleigh, deceased; thf
unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, per
sonal representatives and all "tier
persons interested in the estate ot Mis.
William ti. Fairleigh. deceased; Jack
Mbssoii. and Mrs. Jack Masson. his wife
tirM and real name unKnowu; the un-
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( A 4X JCx i t ' if
Jf Work more s-JL
f .f Produce more
Ck Wm Save more
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'ira S r& J Ht vc can't continue incrcnsinir our nro- I
A r.-ist nmoiint of work now
rem.iins to le dune u liii li the
nter entimi of w.-ir h:is neiT
Frvrily drhiyed anil :toet:i!iu
lateii. Mini the result i tli.-it
very l.irjre e;ipil:il ex
penditures ouu'ht tn lie md'
to mike up for Hie inteiiu.)
lion inevitably duo to the war
:ind to prepare the railroad to
M'rve ;ideqii:itely the inere:ied
traltie tlirn:dio'it the niiiitry.
VAI.KKK D. IIINKS.
Director Licui.rvl of Hail roads
known heirs, devisees, legatees, per
sonal representatives and all other
persons interested 'in the estate of Jack
Masson. deceased; the unknown heirs.
devisees, legatees, personal representa
tives ami all other persons interested
in the estate of. Mrs. Jack .Masson. ie
ceased: Isaac Ha I! iiger. and Mr. Isaac
Itallinger. his wife, tirst and real name
unknown: the unknown heirs, devisees,
legatees, personal representatives and
all other persons interested in The es
tate of Isaac Ballinger, deceased; the
unknown heirs, devisees, legatees, per
sonal representatives and all other
persons interested in the estate of Mrs.
Isaac Itallinger. deceased: A. C. Craig
and Mrs, A. C. Craig, his wife, first
and real intme unknown; the unknown
heirs, devisees, legatees, personal rep
resentatives and all other persons in
terested in the estate of A. C. Craig,
deceased; the unknown heirs, devisees,
legatees, personal representatives and
all other persons interested in the es
tate of Mrs. A. C. Craig, deceased:
the unknown claimants and the un
known owners of the west half Iwlii
of Lot six (i and the west twenty
(JO) inches, more or less, of the east
half (e'A.1 of Lot six 6. all in Block
tliirt v-live ::.1. in the City of llatts
mouth. Cass county, Nebraska: the
west half ( w Vs of Lot six () and the
west twentv d'") inciies, more or icss
of the east' half ( e ' -', ) of Lot six (
nil in P.lock thirt v-live (o-'il. in t lie
Citv of I'lattsinoutli, Cass county, Ne
braska, and alj persons claiming any
interest of any kind in said real estate
or any part thereof:
You and each of voti are hereby noti
fied that on the 1.1th day of December,
A. D. 11!, Plaintiff tiled his suit in
the District Court of Cuss county. Ne
braska, the object and purpose of
which is to 4(11 let and confirm plaintiff's
title In and to the west half wi) of
Lot six ) and the west twenty (L'0
inches, more or less, of the east half
(e1) of Lot six 6. all In Itlock thirty-live
CM, in the City of Plattsmouth.
Cass countv. Nebraska, and to ejijoin
each and all of on from having or
claiming to have any right, title, lien,
or interest either legal or equitable, in
or to said real estate or any part there
of and to enjoin you and each of yon
from in any manner interfering with
plaintiff's possession and enjoyment of
said premises and for eouitable relief.
This notice is given pursuant to un
order of the Court. You are required
to answer said petition on or before
Monduv. the fith day of January, A.
D. I9J0. or your default will bo enter
ed therein.
UMIL A. WCP.U
Plaintiff.
A. L. , T1DD.
diO-7 Attorney.
BANKING
BOOKKEEPING
TELEGRAPHY
W ! tHt till Canaercial
evcrv craduate. RapH pra- ru
ailiras. Law tuition. Stmlelj CAtaiOO'C'
r!f.tTft -"""EOYUS COLLEGE
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Uut vc can't continue increasing our pro
duction unless we continue increasino; our rail
road facilities.
Tlie farms, mines and factories cannot in
crease their output beyond the capacity of the
railroads to haul their products.
Kail roads are now icar the peak of their
carrying capacity.
Without railroad expansion moreengines,
more ears, more tracks, more terminals there
can be little increase in production.
liut this country of ours is going to keep
right on growing and the railroads must grow
with it.
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To command in the investment markets
the flow of new capital to expand railroad fa
cilities and so increase production there
must be public confidence in the future earn
ing power of railroads.
The nation's business can only grow as fast
as the railroads grow.
EThiy advertisement Li publhlied bij the
SJddatioaSiUivajxirutiJL
Tliftsc , siring i tiftirmtttian co;irrr'nii liir rnilrttotl sitiiilinn mny nb
taiu literature by writinq to The .4trhttinn of Jliulira'j Executive,
til Broadway, Heir l"o;7
The Journal prints sale bills.
on n kk or in: it i. (;
on Petition for Appointment of
. din In Intra Iris.
The State of Nebraska, Cass coun
ty, ss.
In the County Court.
In the matter of the estate of James
Deles Dernier, deceased:
On reading and tiling the petition of
James Ivan Deles Dernier praying that
administration of said estate may be
planted to Kugenia Deles Dernier as
Admin istratrix :
Ordered, That January 13th, A. D.
13J0. at 10 o'clock a. m.. is assigned
for. hearing said petition, when all
persons interested in said matter may
appear at a County Court to be held
in and for said county and show car.se
why the prayer of petitioner should
not be grunted and that notice of the
pendency of said petition and the
hearing thereof be given to all persons
interested in said matter by publish
ing a copy of this order in the Platts
mouth Journal, a semi-weekly news
mm
AND
Buy this winter and save 15 per cent. W
not to be paid for until
To many wait until spring to buy-
'Cass County Monument Compa
H. W. SMITH
Telephone 177 -:- :- Plattsmouth,
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wj,!gi::..giirie)Mm'nraLMrrT -
paper printed in said county f'
successive weeks, prior to said
hen ring.
Dated December 1.1. 1!1!.
ALLKN J. HKLSj
Count y
Ey FLOKENCK Will
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NOTICE ADMINISTRATOR'S
The Xoyes farm, which is
one mile east and one mile si
Louisville, is offered for sale i
to settle the etsate. The farf
tains 320 acres, has modern in
ments: an 8-rooni house witj
heat and bath, new basemen
36x50 feet. A 5-room house
ant.
CHARLES E. NOYl
Adniinisti
it is set in the spri
.wa'i"aaj!iiiT H";"HiIH
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